CAR T-cell therapy demonstrates near-98% response rates in multiple myeloma trials, but only 2.6% of eligible patients receive treatment. Black patients face substantially lower access, with structural and institutional barriers limiting availability of the specialized therapy.
MajesTEC-9 trial demonstrates teclistamab's superiority over standard care in second-line multiple myeloma treatment, with significant progression-free survival and overall survival benefits supporting earlier use of the BCMA-targeting bispecific antibody.
New CAR T-cell approaches targeting BCMA and CD19 simultaneously show encouraging early results, while researchers develop control strategies for CAR-T therapies including antibody-drug conjugates.
Researchers develop ultra-sensitive CAR-T cells targeting CD70 for solid tumors and KRASG12V/HLA-A*02:01-specific CAR-T cells for cancers with KRAS mutations, demonstrating efficacy in preclinical models.
Cytokinetics launches MYQORZO for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy following FDA approval, while C4 Therapeutics doses first patient in Phase 2 trial of cemsidomide for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
New research demonstrates that dexamethasone effectively ameliorates cytokine-release syndrome in CAR T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma while maintaining or enhancing anti-tumor activity and increasing CAR T-cell levels.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have adapted CAR-T immunotherapy to target aggregated amyloid-beta in mice, with transient CAR expression clearing brain plaques. The approach uses CD4+ T cells engineered with receptors based on lecanemab antibody sequences.
Preclinical and early clinical data show carfilzomib can restore BCMA expression on myeloma cells after CAR T-cell therapy failure, with 6 of 10 patients experiencing renewed clinical responses in a small study.
